“We now have an obligation not to continue as we have done in the past”said Peters of the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung”. “I can’t imagine, given the war, that anyone in football would want to be associated with this issue.”
Gazprom also because of Peter’s Schalke sponsor
The Russian state-owned company has been a sponsor of the Champions League since 2012. In May 2021, a new contract, probably worth millions, was signed, which also includes national team competitions until 2024. Gazprom Germania, a German Gazprom subsidiary, has been sponsoring the second division club FC Schalke since 2007. Peters, who left the club in 2020, was Schalke’s chief financial officer when the contract was signed.